Faculty Council will once again be offering the Out of the Box workshops. Please encourage your faculty to attend.As announced at the Faculty and Staff meeting, the subject of the workshops is Academic Integrity.

Friday, October 1, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 28, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Monday, November 15, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

2.Philanthropy and the Presidency Conference (attachment) invitation from George Grant

This conference is based on research supported by the Mawby Fellowships in Philanthropy. Gleaves Whitney and three students from the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies are the initial Fellows at this conference, which is scheduled on the evening of September 16 and during the day on the September 17. Several top flight national speakers have been invited.

All of the speeches and discussion panels are free and will take place in Grand Valley State University's Loosemore Auditorium. Faculty, students, or classes as a whole are welcome to attend one or more of these presentations for a great educational experience.

The schedule of events for the conference is attached, and the address to sign up is: